Carrot Cake From Scratch - I Made That!
I know it's hard to believe for some of you that I didn't just make a pie, but also a cake! And the cake was 100% from scratch! I made a carrot cake from scratch!!! Does repeating it make it more real?
This cake has a little bit of history in our household. It's the cake I made Alex for his birthday when we had just started dating. He requested a carrot cake, and I very reluctantly agreed to make it. I had NEVER made one before. I even bought a box mix just in case this didn't turn out.But it did!I've made this cake about 4 times now. I know... that's not a lot of times, but I feel like a bit of an expert already. So, if you love carrot cake (and cream cheese icing) get ready for the following array of pictures as I take you step by step through this process. It's a bit of a long one!By the way, this recipe is Canada's Best Carrot Cake as tested in The Canadian Living Test Kitchen. I take NO credit for coming up with this amazing recipe![yumprint-recipe id='2']
Carrot cake from scratch: the making in pictures!
That's it! That's how I made carrot cake from scratch. All by myself. Looks pretty easy, right?Trust me, if I can do it, ANYONE can! I did sprinkle some walnuts and coconut on top of the iced cake as well, just to add a bit of texture and make it a little prettier.I really wish I hadn't made this cake for Thanksgiving because I could totally go for a piece of it right now!Any suggestions on how to make Canada's Best Carrot Cake better?P.S. The smell of this baking was oh-so-yummy and made my house smell super duper homey and amazing.
Now I'm off to dream about cream cheese icing...